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ARMENIA'S EURO 2012 DREAM ENDS IN DUBLIN
Armenian Weekly
Tue, Oct 11 2011
DUBLIN, Ireland (A.W.)-Armenia's glorious and unprecedented march
towards Euro 2012 was brought to a halt in Dublin, as Ireland defeated
the Armenian soccer team 2-1.
In the 26th minute, the Armenian team found itself outnumbered on
the field as Berezovski was shown the red card.
In the 43rd minute, V. Aleksanyan scored an own goal, giving Ireland
the lead.
The first half ended 1-0 for Ireland.
In the second half, Ireland scored a goal early on (59th minute)
and put the hosts 2 goals ahead.
At this point, the odds were overwhelmingly stacked against Armenia.
Facing the Irish on their home turf, with only 10 players, and needing
three goals to qualify.
In the 62nd minute, Mkhitaryan scored a goal for Armenia.
In the 86th minute, Doyle (Republic of Ireland) received a second
yellow card and was dismissed.
The Armenian soccer team came to Dublin with high spirits, having
won their last 3 matches by scoring 11 goals and receiving only one.
Armenia needed to win the game to take second place behind Russia in
Group B and set itself up for another playoff for Euro 2012, while
all Ireland needed was to hold the Armenian side to a draw.
.
From: Baghdasarian
Armenian Weekly
Tue, Oct 11 2011
DUBLIN, Ireland (A.W.)-Armenia's glorious and unprecedented march
towards Euro 2012 was brought to a halt in Dublin, as Ireland defeated
the Armenian soccer team 2-1.
In the 26th minute, the Armenian team found itself outnumbered on
the field as Berezovski was shown the red card.
In the 43rd minute, V. Aleksanyan scored an own goal, giving Ireland
the lead.
The first half ended 1-0 for Ireland.
In the second half, Ireland scored a goal early on (59th minute)
and put the hosts 2 goals ahead.
At this point, the odds were overwhelmingly stacked against Armenia.
Facing the Irish on their home turf, with only 10 players, and needing
three goals to qualify.
In the 62nd minute, Mkhitaryan scored a goal for Armenia.
In the 86th minute, Doyle (Republic of Ireland) received a second
yellow card and was dismissed.
The Armenian soccer team came to Dublin with high spirits, having
won their last 3 matches by scoring 11 goals and receiving only one.
Armenia needed to win the game to take second place behind Russia in
Group B and set itself up for another playoff for Euro 2012, while
all Ireland needed was to hold the Armenian side to a draw.
.
From: Baghdasarian